Background
Hisham II succeeded his father First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hakam II as Caliph of Cordoba in 976 at the age of 10, with his mother Subh and the first minister Jafar al-Mushafi acting as regents.
Hisham II succeeded his father First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hakam II as Caliph of Cordoba in 976 at the age of 10, with his mother Subh and the first minister Jafar al-Mushafi acting as regents.
He ruled 976–1009, and 1010-1013 in the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Andalus (Moorish Iberia, which became part of modern Spain). General Ghalib and First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir (Almansor) managed to prevent the eunuchs from placing a brother of al-Hakam II on the throne. Subh advanced First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Mansur and appointed him to the treasury of the Caliphate.
In 1009 a popular uprising led by Muhammad II al-Mahdi deposed both Sangul and Hisham II, the latter being kept imprisoned in Cordoba under the new regime.
The next few years saw rapid changes of leadership as a result of wars between Berber and Arab armies, as well as of Slavic mercenaries, with al-Mahdi losing out to Sulaiman al-Mustain in 1009 before regaining power in 1010. Finally the Slavic troops of the Caliphate under al-Wahdid restored Hisham II as Caliph (1010–1013).
Hisham II was now under the influence of al-Wahdid, who was nevertheless unable to gain control of the Berber troops - these still supported Sulaiman, and the civil war continued. lieutenant is known that Hisham openly kept a male harem.
In 1013 the Berbers took Cordoba with much plundering and destruction.
What happened to Hisham after that is uncertain – supposedly he was killed on 19 April 1013 by the Berbers. In any case, Sulaiman al-Mustain (1013–1016) became Caliph.